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morglum
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_ 		30. March 2006 @ 04:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I just got a burner and have decoded one of my DVDs to my hard drive. Neither the files on the HD nor any DVDs i put in the drive will play in WMP or Nero Showtime2. Do i need special software or is there something i am doing wrong?
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LDee
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_ 		30. March 2006 @ 05:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi Morglum

I'm no expert on these issues, but you need some additional software to play dvd video files (which are mpeg2 files). You can either install a dvd software player, or install an mpeg2 codec which will enable you to watch dvd video with your existing player software (windows media player).

Mpeg2 codec - http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=Stinkys_MPEG2_Codec
This is just one, there are many available, so might be better to have a search for "mpeg2 codec" before you install this. But this one should do the job.

Software DVD player - http://getfreedownloadz.com/index.asp?PID=bccbcc47-a141-4d5c-85cf...
This is the VLC media player which plays a lot of files and is a good piece of software. Instead of installing the seperate mpeg2 codec you can install this, it's good to have on your system anyway I find.

Good luck!
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